Summer Olympics 2012: Medal Predictions and Results for Day 3

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The Olympics are about pageantry, national pride, lifelong dreams and competitive ideals. And they're about medals. 

That's where this slideshow comes in: medals—who's expected to win them and who does win them on Day 3 of medal competition at the London Games, July 30.

Bleacher Report's predictions for the day's medal winners are based on research of the picks from Sports Illustrated and USA Today, event previews at SI.com and Yahoo, information from sport-specific websites and the expertise of Bleacher Report's Olympic writers.

Throughout the day, this slideshow will update with the actual winners of each event.

Shooting: Men's 10-Meter Air Rifle

Niccolo Campriani
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Event time: 7:15 a.m. ET

Venue: Royal Artillery Barracks

 

Actual Medalists

Gold: Alin George Moldoveanu, Romania 

Silver: Niccolo Campriani, Italy

Bronze: Gagan Narang, India

Predicted Medalists

Gold: Niccolo Campriani, Italy

Silver: Zhu Qinan, China

Bronze: Peter Sidi, Hungary

 

Of note: Campriani trains in Morgantown, W. Va. (via SI).

Diving: Men's Synchronized 10-Meter Platform

Tom Daley and Peter Waterfield
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 Event time: 10 a.m. ET

Venue: Aquatics Centre

 

Actual Medalists

Gold: Cao Yuan and Zhang Yanquan, China

Silver: Ivan Garcia Navarro, German Sanchez Sanchez, Mexico

Bronze: David Boudia, Nick McCrory, U.S.

 

Predicted Medalists

Gold: Tom Daley and Peter Waterfield, Great Britain

Silver: Cao Yuan and Zhang Yanquan, China

Bronze: Patrick Hausding and Sascha Klein, Germany

 

Of note: Daley and Waterfield hold the British record in this event (via Daily Mail).

Weightlifting: Women's 58kg (128 lbs.)

Nastassia Novikava
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Event time: 10:30 a.m. ET

Venue: ExCeL-South Arena 3

 

Actual Medalists

Gold: Li Xueying, China

Silver: Pimsiri Sirikaew, Thailand

Bronze: Yuliya Kalina, Ukraine

 

Predicted Medalists

Gold: Nastassia Novikava, Belarus

Silver: Li Xueying, China

Bronze: Jong Chun Mi, North Korea

 

Of note: Novikava won bronze in 2008.

Judo: Women's 57kg (126 lbs.)

Kaori Matsumoto
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Event time: 11 a.m. ET

Venue: ExCeL-North Arena 2

 

Actual Medalists

Gold: Kaori Matsumoto, Japan

Silver: Corina Caprioriu, Romania

Bronze: Marti Malloy, U.S.

Bronze: Automne Pavia, France

 

Predicted Medalists

Gold: Kaori Matsumoto, Japan

Silver: Corina Caprioriu, Romania

Bronze: Telma Monteiro, Portugal

Bronze: Automne Pavia, France

 

Of note: Monteiro has won four European Championships (via NBC Olympics).

Judo: Men's 73kg (161 lbs.)

Wang Ki-Chun
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Event time: 11:10 a.m. ET

Venue: ExCeL-North Arena 2

 

Actual Medalists

Gold: Mansur Isaev, Russia

Silver:  Riki Nakaya, Japan

Bronze: Nyam Ochir-Sainjargal, Mongolia

Bronze: Ugo Legrand, France

 

Predicted Medalists

Gold: Wang Ki-Chun, South Korea

Silver:  Riki Nakaya, Japan

Bronze: Mansur Isaev, Russia

Bronze: Dex Elmont, Netherlands

 

Of note: Wang won silver in Beijing.

Gymnastics: Men's Team Competition

Kohei Uchimora of Japan.
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Event time: 11:30 a.m. ET

Venue: North Greenwich Arena

 

Actual Medalists

Gold: China 

Silver: Japan

Bronze: Great Britain

 

Predicted Medalists

Gold: Japan 

Silver: United States

Bronze: China

 

Of note: China and Japan have gone one-two at the last four major international competitions. But Great Britain and/or Russia could reach the medal stand instead in London.

Weightlifting: Men's 62kg (137 lbs.)

Zhang Jie
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Event time: 2 p.m. ET

Venue: ExCeL-South Arena 3

 

Actual Medalists

Gold: Kim Un-Guk, North Korea

Silver: Oscar Albeiro Figuero Masquera, Colombia

Bronze: Eku Yuli Irawan, Indonesia

 

Predicted Medalists

Gold: Zhang Jie, China

Silver: Kim Un-Guk, North Korea

Bronze: Eku Yuli Irawan, Indonesia

 

Of note: Kim won gold at the 2010 World Championships, but Zhang won in 2011.

Fencing: Women's Individual Epee

Sun Yujie
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Event time: 2:40 p.m. ET

Venue: ExCeL-South Arena 1

 

Actual Medalists

Gold: Yana Shemyakina, Ukraine

Silver: Britta Heidemann, Germany

Bronze: Sun Yujie, China

 

Predicted Medalists

Gold: Sun Yujie, China

Silver: Li Na, China

Bronze: Ana Branza, Romania

 

Of note: Sun and Li are looking to become the first female Chinese fencing medalist since 1984 (via NBC Olympics).

Swimming: Men's 200-Meter Freestyle

Ryan Lochte
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Event time: 2:41 p.m. ET

Venue: Aquatics Centre

 

Actual Medalists

Gold: Yannick Agnel, France

Silver: Park Tae-Hwan, South Korea

Silver: Sun Yang, China

 

Predicted Medalists

Gold: Ryan Lochte, USA

Silver: Paul Biedermann, Germany

Bronze: Yannick Agnel, France

 

Of note: Michael Phelps beat Lochte in this event at the U.S. trials, but he is not competing in London. 

Swimming: Women's 100-Meter Backstroke

Missy Franklin
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Event time: 2:49 p.m. ET

Venue: Aquatics Centre

 

Actual Medalists

Gold: Missy Franklin, USA

Silver: Emily Seebohm, Australia

Bronze: Aya Terakawa, Japan

 

Predicted Medalists

Gold: Missy Franklin, USA

Silver: Zhao Jing, China

Bronze: Anastasia Zueva, Russia

 

Of note: Franklin won this event at the U.S. trials. 

Swimming: Men's 100-Meter Backstroke

Matt Grevers
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Event time: 2:56 p.m. ET

Venue: Aquatics Centre

 

Actual Medalists

Gold: Matt Grevers, USA

Silver: Nick Thoman, U.S.

Bronze: Ryosuke Irie, Japan

 

Predicted Medalists

Gold: Matt Grevers, USA

Silver: Ryosuke Irie, Japan

Bronze: Camille Lacourt, France

 

Of note: Grevers won silver in this event in 2008. 

Swimming: Women's 100-Meter Breaststroke

Breeja Larson
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Event time: 3:13 p.m. ET

Venue: Aquatics Centre

 

Actual Medalists

Gold: Ruta Meilutyte, Lithuania

Silver: Rebecca Soni, USA

Bronze: Satomi Suzuki, Japan

 

Predicted Medalists

Gold: Breeja Larson, USA

Silver: Leisel Jones, Australia

Bronze: Rebecca Soni, USA

 

Of note: Soni won silver in this event in Beijing.